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SMALLPOX
At the beginning of the year there was a small outbreak
of Smallpox which threatened to spread, but was prevented
from so doing by carefully watching the cases. The facts,
which are interesting, are as follows:—On December 8th,
1895, Emily F., aged 26 years, and vaccinated in infancy,
was notified as suffering from Smallpox, at 39, Wootton
Street, and was removed to Hospital the next day. Her
husband had been revaccinated, and their only child (Emily
F.) aged 9 months, and unvaccinated, was removed to
50, Ethelm Street, where she sickened 12 days after her
mother had been removed to Hospital. This child was
not, however, removed to Hospital (where it died) until
four days after the appearance of the rash, with the result
that three other cases arose in the immediate neighbourhood,
and, though they could not be definitely traced, it
is probable that the patients contracted their disease indirectly
from this child. The three Cases were:—
Emily R , aged 27 years, vaccinated in infancy, of 30,
Ethelm Street (sickened January 9th, 1896);
Samuel B., aged 24 years, vaccinated in infancy, of 33,
Wootton Street (sickened January 8th, 1896);
Caroline R., aged 22 years, vaccinated in infancy, of
19, Wootton Street (sickened January 6th, 1896).
One of the disinfecting men (William H., aged 34 years,
and vaccinated in infancy), who went to 50, Ethelm Street,
on December 27th, 1895, sickened at 2, Sail Street, with
Smallpox 14 days afterwards, i.e., on January 10th, 1896,
and was removed to Hospital. In connection with this case
it is satisfactory to report that all the members of the
Disinfecting Staff have now been re-vaccinated, or have